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mahatmakanejeeves

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7. "Why the aversion to public transit?"
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 02:33 PM
Jun 2016

Because when you ride public transit, you're part of the herd.

I do not live in Chapel Hill, so I cannot comment on the public transit there. I commute to work daily via the Alexandria, Virginia, DASH and WMATA's Metrorail and Metrobus.

If there are problems with the Metro system, I can take my bicycle to work, as I did back in March.

I refer to time spent on a motorcycle as "quality motorcycle time." If you're on a motorcycle, and you're stuck in a traffic jam, you're still better off than the people around you, as you are on a bike.

Same thing with a bicycle. Time on a bicycle is quality bicycle time.

I couldn't care less about saving the bunny rabbits. I'm on a bicycle, and that's all that counts.

Full disclosure: I spent yesterday on a bicycle. I bought an electric guitar and a power amp at a yard sale. I got them back home on my bicycle.

Just my 2 cents.

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